B1 · IntermediateUnit 14: Complex Grammar

European Portuguese Past Tenses

I was doing vs I did — ongoing vs completed

16 words · 🇵🇹 European Portuguese📝 Grammar: imperfect vs preterite

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Vocabulary — 16 words

ontem

yesterday

adv
sempre

always

adv
uma vez

once

phrase
todos os dias

every day

phrase
de repente

suddenly

phrase
enquanto

while

conj
naquele momento

at that moment

phrase
antigamente

in the old days

adv
nessa altura

at that time

phrase
logo a seguir

right after

phrase
quando era criança

when I was a child

phrase
costumava

I used to

verb
foi quando

that's when

phrase
havia

there was / there were

verb
nesse dia

on that day

phrase
entretanto

meanwhile

adv
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